Chronic Negress

As this year progresses, I have been pursuing intense wine study, starting with six seminars at the Alliance Francaise on each of France’s major wine producing regions. Then I hunkered down at the French Culinary Institute for a three-day intensive course called the Fundamentals of Wine, which was led by Andre Immer Robinson, one of 14 female master sommeliers in the world. During the course, a lot of ideas that had been lolling around in my head lined up in an orderly fashion and I made a decision: I’ve got to go after work in wine. In the days since I completed the course, I’ve been mapping out a study plan and acquiring various tools of the trade. There’s something glorious about wine and its relationship to land, people, history, law and folly. I also think I need a significant challenge to stay connected to the best of life. Besides, you have to admit, could there be better homework? I’ll check in here occasionally as I amass more skills and let you know how it’s going. So psyched I feel almost manic.